BARRIERS TO THE USE OF PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INITIAL TRAINING IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Autor (i): Maria Cristina, Șerb (Tanislav )
JEL: I2/O3
Cuvinte cheie: barriers, vocational training, professional software, transversal skills
Abstract:
In the last years, in the European Union, initial training has been standardized for the realization of an
extended common area of vocational training, in a society based on technology, but in an increasingly
competitive economy. From this point of view, the European context offers the possibility of harmonizing the
initial vocational training systems in the component countries by introducing learning outcomes adapted to the
digitalization era. Romania is in the situation the impossibility of having an initial training in relation to the new
requirements for almost all the fields of qualification. This research presents the most important results
regarding the barriers that may appear in initial training in accordance with Revolution 4.0. The data were
obtained by applying a questionnaire on a representative sample of teachers from pre-university and technical
education in Dambovita county. Issues involved are: identification of obstacles, ways to overcome barriers,
possible policies to facilitate digitization, future challenges of the professions. In this way, we were able to
identify potential barriers. Finally, a matrix of the main barriers and mechanisms emerged from the total
responses.